IFFK 2011 JURY AND TEAM

BRUCE BERESFORD	LAURENCE GAVRON	JEFFREY JETURIAN	SEMIH KAPLANOGLU	RAHUL BOSE

 

	INTERNATIONAL JURY
	BRUCE BERESFORD (Chairperson)
	Bruce Beresford, who was born in Australia served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Returning home in 1972, he came to be known as Australia's "new wave" directors, who excelled at intimate period dramas. His first popular success was the darkly humorous Don's Party (1975). He scored his first real hit with the intense Breaker Morant (1979). In the early 1980s, Beresford moved to the United States, where he won considerable praise for the subtle, Texas-set Tender Mercies (1982). His greatest success was the Academy Award-winning Driving Miss Daisy (1989). His other films include The Getting of Wisdom (1977), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Black Robe (1991), Paradise Road (1997), and Bride of the Wind (2001). He is also a screenwriter and producer, and has directed a number of opera productions.
	LAURENCE GAVRON
	Laurence Gavron originally from France, now lives in Dakar, Senegal, where she is a film director and writer. Inspired by her fascination for African cultures, Gavron has produced documentaries on local musicians, griots (West African story tellers) and the work of film director Djibril Diop Mambety. She writes regularly for local newspapers. Laurence Gavron is the author of two novels- Marabouts d'ficelle (2000) and Boy Dakar (2008).
	JEFFREY JETURIAN
	Jeffrey Jeturian born in Manila, Philippines, worked his way up in film production over a 15-year period. His directorial debut Enter Love - Sana Pag-ibig Na, a love story between a mistress and her deceased lover's son reaped acclaim from local critics. His second film Fetch A Pail of Water - Pila Balde, is a socio-realist observation of the plight of slum dwellers and their struggle for survival. This film won the NETPAC Jury Award at the 1st Cine Manila International Film Festival in 1999 and a Gold Award at the 2000 World fest International Film Festival in Houston, Texas. His Sana Pag-ibig Na(1998) ), Bisperas (2011) and The Bet Collector (2006) also won him accolades.
	SEMIH KAPLANOGLU
	Semih Kaplanoglu born in 1963, in Izmir, Turkey debuted in cinema with Away From Home (Herkes Kendi Evinde), which won numerous international film awards. His second feature film Angel's Fall (Melegin Dususu) received wider interest among international film critics. The film which premiered at the 55th Berlin Film Festival won the Best Film Award in Nantes 3 Continents, the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Barcelona Independent Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Award at the International Istanbul Film Festival. The film still continues its journey in the international film festival circuit. Kaplanoglu's film Sut (Milk) released in Germany in January 2010, Yumurta (Egg), Bal (Honey) produced in 2010, form the trilogy Yusuf's Trilogy, named after the main character Yusuf in the films.
	RAHUL BOSE
	Rahul Bose is an actor, screenwriter and director born in Kolkata, India. The Time magazine dubbed him "the superstar of Indian art house cinema" following his films English August and Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. He has worked in three of Aparna Sen's films- Mr. and Mrs Iyer, 15 Park Avenue and The Japanese Wife. Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Chameli, Takshak and Jhankaar Beats. He is also a social activist and the founder of the NGO, the Foundation. He is the founder and chairman of the Group of Groups, an umbrella organisation for 51 Mumbai charitable organisations and NGOs. He is also an ambassador for the American India Foundation, the World Youth Peace Movement and Planet Alert
	NETPAC JURY
	DEFNE GURSOY
	Defne Gursoy works in Paris as a journalist and researcher at the University of Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle. She is the author of two books and several academic publications. As a journalist, she worked at the Turkish desk of Radio France Internationale for 10 years and has written for many Turkish publications. She has been covering major cinema and arts events in France and abroad for several years. She has been a member of the jury at several international film festivals throughout the world, namely at the Asian Film Festival in Vesoul-France, the Eurasian Film Festival in Kazakhstan, the Jeonju International Film Festival in Korea, the Asian Film Festival in Barcelona, MedFilm European Film Festival in Rome etc.
	NESTOR O. JARDIN
	Nestor O. Jardin co-founded the Cinemalaya Foundation in 2004 and has been the Festival Director of the annual Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival since 2005. He co-organized the first Philippine Independent Film Summit in 2008 and has been a regular speaker on Philippine independent cinema in many local and international film forums. In 2010, he co-produced Emir, a Filipino musical directed by Chito Rono. He chaired the NETPAC jury at the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival.
	SUNIL DOSHI
	Sunil Doshi is Director of Alliance Lumiere Ltd, a 24 hour movie channel and CEO & Director of Alliance Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, a talent management company in Mumbai, India. His company has produced the feature films Navarasa, Mixed Doubles, Bheja Fry, Hulla, amongst others.
	FIPRESCI JURY
	AIJAZ GUL
	Aijaz Gul, is a film critic and a prolific writer. He earned his Bachelor and Masters Degree in Cinema from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. His articles have been compiled into three books: Lights Camera Action (Urdu) in 1991, French Films (English) in 1991 and Dhundli Tasweer (Urdu) in 1992. He has authored a chapter on Pakistani Films for a book on films from Asian countries published in Delhi in 2002. He is a member of NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) and FIPRESCI (International Film Critics Association). Aijaz Gul lives in Islamabad, Pakistan.
	ROBERTO DONATI
	Roberto Donati graduated in Modern Literature and Film Studies. He has published a book on the theme of nostalgia in the films of Sergio Leone and an anthology of short stories. He is currently working on TV series and feature films.
	N. VIDYASHANKAR
	N. Vidyashankar is a freelance film critic and has been writing on world cinema and Kannada cinema in both English and Kannada language for over three decades. He has been associated with film society movement since 1977 and is presently Secretary of Suchitra Film Society, Bangalore. He is also the founder Trustee of Suchitra School of Cinema and Dramatic Arts. He initiated the establishment of Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFES) and was the Executive Director of the first three editions of the festival. He has compiled a book on European Film theories in Kannada and edited a book on African Cinema.
	HASSANKUTTY JURY
	ADRIAN SITARU
	Adrian Sitaru is a Romanian director, producer and actor, born in 1971. He has authored several short films, of which Valuri (Waves, 2007), the most well-known, has received numerous awards. He worked with Costa Gavras in the making of Amen (2002). His first feature film, Pescuit sportiv (Hooked), for which, besides being the director, he also wrote the script, has been screened at film festivals from Toronto, Palm Springs, Estoril and in the main competition of the 2009 Premiers Plans Festival in Angers, France. In 2010, his latest short film, Colivia (The Cage) won the DAAD Short Film Award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival
	RACHEL DWYER
	Rachel Dwyer is Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema at SOAS, University of London. She graduated in Sanskrit from SOAS and earned her MPhil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford. Her PhD research at SOAS was on the Gujarati lyrics of Dayaram (1777-1852). She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in cinema and supervises research on Indian cinema. She has published nine books, several of which are on Indian cinema.Rachel Dwyer is Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema at SOAS, University of London. She graduated in Sanskrit from SOAS and earned her MPhil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford. Her PhD research at SOAS was on the Gujarati lyrics of Dayaram (1777-1852). She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in cinema and supervises research on Indian cinema. She has published nine books, several of which are on Indian cinema.
	Dr. BIJU
	Dr Biju is a self taught director who debuted with Saira in 2005. Saira was selected as the opening film in the cinema of the world category at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007. It was selected to the prestigious Indian Panorama of the Central Government of India for the year 2006 and won two Kerala State Awards in 2005. Raman (Travelogue of Invasion) and Veettilekkulla Vazhi are his well known films.